G2G: Who is John's father - Willim or Joseph?

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William Springall is listed as the father, and then Joseph Springall is listed in the bio section.  Which one?
WikiTree profile: John Springall
in Genealogy Help by Bev Weston G2G6 (6.7k points)

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It appears to me that the profile conflates two different people.

There was a John Springall baptised on 26 September 1830 in Castle Acre, Norfolk whose father was William Springall, although his mother appears to have been recorded as Mary rather than Margaret (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJTJ-CRZ).

However the marriage record for the John Springall who married Mary Jane Snook says that his father was Joseph (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNM5-Z76). That seems to make him more likely to be the John Springall who was baptised on 11 July 1830 in Southrepps, Norfolk, son of Joseph and Mary (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7XP-H26). Since the profile for his wife says she died in 1853, that would also fit with the fact that the John Springall born in Southrepps, Norfolk is shown in the 1861 census as a widower (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7XZ-G82).

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